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World Wide Technology Advances in 2006 VARBusiness 500 Ranking to Forty-Third; Claims Twenty-Fourth Spot in GovermentVAR 100

Rankings Driven by 28 Percent Revenue Jump, Facility Expansions and Status as Largest Federal Cisco Partner in the U.S.

ST. LOUIS (June 26, 2006) –  World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, announced today that it was awarded the forty-third (43) position in the 2006 VARBusiness 500 ranking of the top 500 Value Added Resellers. Each year VARBusiness magazine lists the 500 leading revenue producers and the 50 fastest growing technology solution providers in the country. Companies on the 2006 VB500 list accounted for $378 billion in sales of information technology (IT).

“Once again our financial and growth performance in 2005 was recognized in this new ranking by VARBusiness,” said James P. Kavanaugh, chief executive officer for World Wide Technology. “Were delighted and honored to be included in this prestigious ranking, particularly with the public acknowledgement of our continued climb in these rankings to the forty-third largest VAR in the U.S. WWT’s revenue growth of almost thirty (30) percent in 2005 solidifies our position as a leader in the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions globally.”

WWT also ranked twenty-fourth (24) in the GovernmentVAR 100, a benchmark report published by CMP Media’s GovernmentVAR magazine. The listing ranks the leading North American government integrators and solution providers by their fiscal year 2005 revenue derived from federal, state and local government customers.

2005 financial performance highlights for World Wide Technology include:

  • WWT became the sixth largest Cisco Systems partner in the U.S. and the number one federal partner, with sales of $330 million in 2005.
  • In addition to Cisco, WWT strengthened relationships with its other strategic partners including Sun, HP and Dell. The company also established new partnerships with Network Appliance, Lenovo and EMC.
  • WWT hired over 300 new employees last year.
  • In 2005 WWT opened or expanded nine facilities in the U.S. The company now has 19 locations and more than 1.5 million square feet of office and distribution space nationwide.
  • WWT opened its Phoenix facility as a major sales and service operation to accommodate the growing demand for the company’s services in the Southwest region.

The VARBusiness 500 is compiled annually by the editors of VARBusiness magazine. The 2006 rankings for both the VB500 and GovernmentVAR 100 with World Wide Technology may be seen in the June 12th, 2006, print edition of both magazines and online at www.varbusiness.com and www.governmentvar.com.

About VARBusiness Magazine
For the past 19 years, VARBusiness’ strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides unique strategic business and technology insight for Solution Providers through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design.

About WWT

World Wide Technology, Inc. is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of technology products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, the company works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC); AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc (NYSE: US:T); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 900 people and operates more than 1.5 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 19 facilities throughout the world. For more information on World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.